# Balaji

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #66,490

## Definitions
1. A surname from Tamil.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बालाजी (bālājī), from बाल (bāla, “young boy, the form of Vishnu at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.”) + -जी (-jī, “honorific”). The surname is particularly found in Andhra Pradesh.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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